WBB GAME NOTES AT ARKANSAS TECH - DECEMBER 12, 2024

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.  -  In its third straight road game to open conference play, Henderson State is set to take on Arkansas Tech in a Natural State showdown. Tip-off at Tucker Coliseum is slated for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 12.

REDDIES NOTES
Henderson State travels to Tucker Coliseum in search of its first Great American Conference win this season. The Reddies won their last meeting with Arkansas Tech: an 82-62 victory in the first round of the 2024 GAC Tournament. HSU would go on to win the conference title two games later.

Brynlee Huggins led the Reddies with 21 points at East Central, which tied her personal record in conference play. Her 21 three-pointers made also pace the GAC.

Shooting four-of-five from three point range, Michaela Mayfield posted 14 points at ECU in her first double-digit effort as a Reddie.

Makenna Winans (fourth with 7.8 rebounds per game) and Bobbi Bazzle (seventh with 6.9 rebounds per game) continue to clean up on the glass as two of the GAC's top 10 rebounders.

Sam Basson had a career-high six assists in Saturday's loss.

SCOUTING ARKANSAS TECH
Arkansas Tech seeks to avenge its 2024 GAC Tournament loss to HSU. The Golden Suns have dropped seven of its last eight matchups with the Reddies, with the lone exception being a 67-66 win at Tucker Coliseum on February 29 this year. Each of ATU's last four wins versus HSU have taken place at home.

The Golden Suns were one of only two Arkansas-based GAC programs to pick up a victory in the opening weekend of conference play. ATU earned this distinction with a 75-70 victory at SWOSU on Saturday.

Hayleigh Wyrick paced the Golden Suns with 21 points in the win at SWOSU. She currently leads the team with 11.3 points per game this season.

Four different players achieved double-digit point totals in Arkansas Tech's first conference win of the 2024-25 campaign: Wyrick, Julie Wagner (15 points), Olivia Jones (13 points), and Dessie McCarty (12 points). Wagner is the team's leading rebounder thus far (7.5 rebounds per game), while Jones tops the squad with 2.8 assists per game.

LIVE COVERAGE
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